Friday, September 14, 2012

from oil pan to magnetic board

I saw a cute picture of an oil pan that someone made into an alphabet board.. covering the pan with A to Z letters... it got me thinking of how I could change up that oil pan to fit into our office area...
I found an oil pan for 12.00 at for Walmart... when I brought it home my husband was alarmed..
I first tried to cover the board with chalkboard paint..... after a coat or two I gave up, it would not adhere..

so I moved onto the next idea... decoupage...

I used some scrap muslin I had laying around... after this dried I covered with paint and trimmed the edge with twine.

I tried to attach with industrial velcro... did not work.. so I drilled with crews into each of the corners.. and covered the tips with paint. Twelve dollar project complete...

About Me

I am a 40 something career girl turned stay at home Mom to one rambunctious eight year old boy. I'm chasing my dreams of opening a little shop where I can share my vintage love. This is my tale of catching that dream.